July 15th, 2015
Waking up in the Black Hills National Forest for the last day was bitter sweet. My last day planned to be mostly driving, I wasn’t excited, but ready to take it slow and meander about. The first stop was Deadwood, a town that turned out to be 90% casinos. With a visitor center that was […]
July 14th, 2015
One thing I really wanted to do on this trip was minimize back tracking or driving the same road multiple times. It seems like that has sufficiently failed during my time in South Dakota, but I can’t say I’m terribly mad. Also, given that I’ve stayed in the southwest corner of the state for the […]
July 12th, 2015
Wrapping up from my day of work in Rapid City, I wandered down the main route, highway 90, for the hour drive to the Badlands. As all highways, there were advertisements along the side for upcoming attractions which I just kind of ignored, until I noticed a pattern. Nearly every single mile, a small sign […]
July 11th, 2015
Arriving just in time for the Thursday evening music festival was a stellar introduction to Rapid City. The sound booming through the streets, the dance infection slowly spreading and receding in waves. A setting sun cast orange, blue and red glows on the already vibrant city as musicians closed their sets with classics anyone could […]
July 11th, 2015
Finding “home” in darkness will never be easy. Obvious signs shrouded by oncoming head lights, sketchy dirt roads being private, and horrible maps with no scale or markers all make the task its own dilemma. Thankfully I did slightly plan ahead by download a map of America to my phone before the trip, knowing that […]
July 11th, 2015
Waking up next to the highway again. One week/state down. The semi-trucks racing by don’t seem to bother me any more. Though I spent every night “illegally” camped, thanks to LNT and common sense, I survived this time. Then, I hit the next hurdle. My glorious plan of flying by the seat of my pants, […]
July 8th, 2015
So far, I’ve mostly talked about what I’ve been doing, but not necessarily my thoughts along the way. Here’s my attempt to remedy that by talking about the week in review and thought’s about the places I visited, didn’t visit, and people I met. Grand Teton National ParkThis place was beautiful, and though my time […]
July 7th, 2015
The great thing about living in your car is waking up in new and beautiful places almost every day. The not so great thing is having to find those places, usually in the dark, and hoping you don’t get in trouble for just trying to get some shuteye. This day, I awoke in a pull […]